What Are Blogs?
According to Richardson (2010), blogs are websites that individuals (also known as bloggers) can publish
information and other content to using a computer and Internet connection. Blogs can be used by individuals,
corporations (profit and non-profit), and educational institutions for a variety of reasons. Some bloggers post
information about their personal life or review products, organizations may use them to educate consumers
or for internal collaboration, and educational instutions use them to help students learn using a variety
of strategies. This page focuses on the use of blogs within education. We hope that you enjoy the resources
that have been listed.
Blogging Videos
Video Description: Students Explain Why They Like Using Blogs in the Classroom
Video Description: Blogs in Plain English
Resources to Help You Start Your Own Blog
Blog Basics: This article provides a great overview of what blogs are. After reading this article you'll
have a greater understanding of what blogs are and how they can be used in the classroom setting.
Blogger Tips and Tricks: This website provides articles and tutorials that will help you work with and
customize your blog.
CreateBlog: This website offers free layouts, designs, and tutorials to anyone wanting to start blogging.
How to Make My Blog.com: This website offers free tools, tips, and tutorials that you can use to
start your blog. This is a great community to use if you have questions about blogging.
Internal Page: Additional Resources that focus on the educational benefit that blogs can provide to
the learning experience of our students.
Kidblog.org : Safe and simple blog creation for Elementary and Middle School teachers.
This website DOES NOT REQUIRE STUDENT EMAIL ADDRESSES!
Character Blogs:The lesson plan and resources for students to write from theperspectives of characters they encounter through out the year.
Blogtopia: The lesson plan and resources for students to blog about their ownUtopia after a study of Utopian literature.
Weekly Writer's Blogs: Instead of Weekly Writer Logs, this lesson plan walks
you step-by-step to create Weekly Writer's Blogs (includes an easy to followstudent assigment & checklist).
READTHINKWRITE.ORG has many resources that connect reading and writing
across the curriculum. This is great resource for teachers and students alike
because it contains lesson plans and interactive organizers for students.
Here are few of the lesson plans from READWRITETHINK.ORG that will get youexcited about blogging in your classroom:
Do you need to see it to believe it? Here are a few links to help you visualize
how you can use blogging in your classroom:
Home > Group A Workspace > Learning Activity 4-C-1
According to Richardson (2010), blogs are websites that individuals (also known as bloggers) can publish
information and other content to using a computer and Internet connection. Blogs can be used by individuals,
corporations (profit and non-profit), and educational institutions for a variety of reasons. Some bloggers post
information about their personal life or review products, organizations may use them to educate consumers
or for internal collaboration, and educational instutions use them to help students learn using a variety
of strategies. This page focuses on the use of blogs within education. We hope that you enjoy the resources
that have been listed.
Blogging Videos
Video Description: Students Explain Why They Like Using Blogs in the Classroom
Video Description: Blogs in Plain English
Resources to Help You Start Your Own Blog
have a greater understanding of what blogs are and how they can be used in the classroom setting.
for their classroom.
customize your blog.
start your blog. This is a great community to use if you have questions about blogging.
the learning experience of our students.
This website DOES NOT REQUIRE STUDENT EMAIL ADDRESSES!
Ideas for Using Blogs in the Classroom
you step-by-step to create Weekly Writer's Blogs (includes an easy to followstudent assigment & checklist).
across the curriculum. This is great resource for teachers and students alike
because it contains lesson plans and interactive organizers for students.
Here are few of the lesson plans from READWRITETHINK.ORG that will get youexcited about blogging in your classroom:
Do you need to see it to believe it? Here are a few links to help you visualize
how you can use blogging in your classroom:
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